Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-12-22

nous destruction Of life and property. II
may be asserted as clear that every step Ia
ken ~ the Northern and Western States
and people in regard 10 the above recited
matters, was a completely tzinted with
/ anarchy ~ was the conduct and actions of
The Chicago Anarchists, and led 10 results
more awful than anything which could
have been effected by those poo- madmen
The latter were poor. humble, and likely
ignorant mechanics and laborers- The
! former were highly educated men, but
whose history shows that education is less
than useless and worthless unless the seed
be sown on good soil. II these Eastern
Anarchists had been treated As those Of
Chicago and New York have been treated.
with Imprisonment and the gallows, the
country would not probably have suffered
the sgony il has.
Inasmuch as the Northern Anarchists
had adopted measures 10 prevent in their
States the execution Of the fugitive slave
clause ofthe Constitution, Congress thought
proper and indeed could not avoid under
their oaths, to pass an effective law TO carry
it out This law was voted for in 1850 by
some OF the greatest statesmen the country
has produced. Webster, the great expoun-
der Of the Constitution, Clay, Cas-, Dickin-
son and many others approved of it and il
was adopted by a large majority in both
Houses. No one ever doubted lis consti-
nationality All the Courts had decided
that the Constitution intended the delivery
Of fugitive slaves.
Under all the circumstances there could |
not have been more manifest act Of An !
archy than an attempt 10 prevent the exc |
cution of this law. The people Of the |
Northern States were guilty of this crime, !
not only by speaking, preaching and act.
ing against il, but by the murder Of some I
citizens Of Maryland who went North for +
the recovery Of their fugitives. (
l. Is 4 strange coincidence that this Spe-
cimcn # y rthcrn Anarchy should hay,
been produced i'll the very city Chicago,
where the late Anarchists were executed. I
About 1882 after the fugitive slave law had Z
been adopted, the Common Council of that .
city passed the following resolution:
Received, That the Senators and Rep
r, sentatiycs in Congress from the free
Sites who aided and assisted in the pas
sage Of the infamous fugitive slave law and
those who baselv sneakcd away from their
seats and thereby evaded the question,
richly merit the repoach ofall lovers fire.
igm and are iii only u he ranked with the
traitors Benedict Arnold and Judas ISca-
riot, who betrayed his Lord and Master for
thirty pieces Of silver" !,
The words have italicised show plainly
the reckless character Of the authors OF this
resolution, and present them as willing
gross yiolatorS Of law and brand them Is
Anarchists If they had lived in the time
If Judas IScGriot, he would have had com
petitors no doubt for the thirty pieces OF
silver Probably they would have formed
a syndicate against him.
The Anarchist Most was condemned 70
for language not more inflam-
natorv than the above. He at least had the
excuse II great excitement in consequence
DC the execution Of his friends, whilst the
learned Common Council Of the great city
# Chicago, above named, were prompted !
- their act ly deliberate design 10 IN
flame the public mind for acts If violence, |
and show how perfectly indifferent they
were IN the heinous crime Of perjury, for
each and every one 81 them must have
sworn before taking office 10 support the
Constitution Of the United States.
| have in recollection many more spcci-
mems Of Northern Anarchy which | will
present in some other early issue Of the
BEACON, ii agreeable - You and Your
caders, bu; will now close this instrument.
BENZ. G. HARRIS.